DingJunhui(Chinese:丁俊晖;pinyin:DīngJùnhuī;born1April1987inYixing,Wuxi,Jiangsu)isaChineseprofessionalsnookerplayer.DingJunhuiisChina'smostsuccessfulplayerever,havingbecomeonlythesecondteenager,afterJohnHiggins,towinthreerankingtitles.AsaprolificbreakbuilderDinghascompiledmorethan200centurybreaksduringhiscareer.

　　InDecember2006,heenrolledatShanghaiJiaoTongUniversitytostudyBusinessAdministrationandManagement.HeisaresidentofEnglandduringthesnookerseason.HeisgoodfriendswithfellowcountrymanLiangWenboandtheyaretrainingpartnersinSheffieldWorldSnookerAcademy.

　　Dingstartedplayingsnookerattheageofnine,whenhisfathertookhimtotheChinesenationalteamtrainingcentrenearShanghai.HisfatherpersuadedhismothertoselltheirhouseinorderforDingtocontinueplayingsnookerasacareer.

　　Dingshottointernationalprominencein2002,whenhewontheAsianUnder-21Championship,theAsianChampionshipandtheIBSFWorldUnder-21Championship(becametheyoungesteverwinneroftheWorldUnder-21Championshipattheageoffifteen).Hewasunabletoprogressmuchin2003,asboththeAsianChampionshipandUnder-21ChampionshiphadtobecancelledbecauseoftheSARSviruscrisis,buthewasasemi-finalistintheIBSFWorldUnder-21championship,andwasawardedaMainTourconcessionbytheWPBSA,whichenabledhimtoturnprofessionalinSeptember2003.In2003,hebecamethenumberonerankedplayerinChina.